Paris 2024 Olympic champion with the Netherlands’ 4x400m medley relay, 4x400m silver medalist and 400m hurdles bronze medalist Femke Bol has officially returned to training. The 24-year-old world record holder in the 400m indoor traditionally started training in the forest.
She shared on “Instagram” a photo with her training partner and teammate in the national team Liemarvin Bonevacia, and under the photo she wrote: “Back to work.”
Femke Bol is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specializes in the 400m hurdles, where she is the 2023 World Champion, and in the 400m, where she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder. In the 4x400m relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women’s team and the 2024 Olympic Champion with the Dutch mixed team.
She holds the world record in the 400m short track with a time of 49.17 sec set on March 2, 2024, the European record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 50.95 sec set on July 14, 2024, making her the second-fastest woman of all time in the event, the European record in the mixed 4x400m relay with a time of 3:07.43 min set on August 3, 2024, and four Dutch records in individual events and relays. She also has world-best performances in the 300m hurdles and 500m short track.
